Depression - Mortality
Doctor Jon Lieberman explains that the mortality rate for individuals diagnosed with depression disorder is as high as 15%.
The mortality rate for depressive diagnoses is approximately 15 percent. Depression is considered to be one of the most lethal diagnoses. Another strongly lethal diagnosis is found in the cluster of eating disorders.
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